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Revelstoke’s current mayor, a former mayor and a man who wouldn’t vote for either of them had their time on the Q & A firing line last Tuesday during the mayoral all-candidates forum. In the second forum, hosted by the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce, competing mayoral candidates Michael Brooks Hill, Mark McKee and David Raven had an opportunity to make introductions and answer some of the same questions asked of council candidates at the Oct. 22 forum. During the introductory speeches, Raven, the incumbent, emphasized his leadership experience, managerial skills and “proven track-record,” noting his leadership-style is one of quiet contemplation and collaboration, and that he’d prefer his accomplishments be judged by their end result. McKee, who has served both
on council (1990 to 1999) and as mayor (2002 to 2008), said he’s running again because of a disconnect between city hall and council, and the community. Political newcomer Michael Brooks-Hill shared his experience of cycling from Panama to Revelstoke and learning Spanish along the way, explaining he hadn’t any prior experience doing that, but was able to learn. As for why he’s running for mayor, he said he didn’t want to vote for the other two candidates and wanted to give other voters a choice. Question-period commenced with a series of the pre-written queries. On development cost charges, and whether they are positive or a hindrance, Raven provided some background, stating DCCs were introduced in 2007 to address foreseen infrastructure deficits resulting from anticipated development. He went on to explain how DCCs continue to play a role in funding future infrastructure needs.
However, Raven added the question of DCCs is fairness, stating they could change at any time if deemed an impediment to new construction. Brooks-Hill said DCCs are hindering growth in Revelstoke, and constraining construction of new houses, suites and other infill options. He also suggested the current cost structure penalizes people for doing renovations. McKee said DCCs are achieving their intended purpose in that they are insuring there will be capacity in municipal services for future development. But as far as price goes, he said they can be a hindrance, adding there’s an opportunity to look at DCCs and see if they’re relevant and helping businesses. Next, candidates were asked what the city’s top infrastructure priorities should be. BrooksHill said the Big Eddy water system, followed by the Victoria Rd./ Trans-Canada Highway intersection.
“Those tourists who aren’t familiar with the intersection, no one knows what they’re going to do,” said Brooks-Hill. “You see a plate form Alberta and you’re scared. Because who knows what they might do. Do they want McDonald’s or do they want Tim Hortons?” McKee agreed with Brooks-Hill on the Big Eddy. He also referred to the Thomas Brook water concerns, noting it’s not a city issue but something Revelstoke will have to deal with. Raven called the question politically-loaded, stating the city has an asset management plan that prioritizes infrastructure needs and, to step away from that is a political decision. “That’s why you end up with pools instead of water towers or water systems or sewer lagoons,” said Raven. “And many of the issues… have been here for many, many years because they’ve been prioritized around for the wrong reasons.” As for the Big Eddy, Raven said it will be a priority once the water system’s users decide what they want to do. Given the option to answer “yes” or “no,” all of the candidates said yes to supporting a gay pride day in Revelstoke, and to reworking transit schedules so working people can use the bus to commute. As for simplifying the city’s budget presentation, Raven replied, “Yes, and if you look at the last two years, we’ve done that.” To that, Brooks Hill said, “Yes, and I think we can continue to improve on that,” after which McKee replied, “I’m with him.” Asked what he would do to attract businesses that pay a living wage, Raven focused on what the current council has done, noting with the budget he’s asked to bring taxation for light industrial down to the commercial level, thus eliminating industrial rates. “That would encourage light-
industry growth,” said Raven. “Those are wages above that livable wage.” Brooks-Hill focused on lowering commercial taxes to help small businesses, as well as the city promoting businesses already in town, as well as the forestry sector and related value-added industry. McKee said the first thing he would do is come up with a streamlined process to get approvals through city hall. “Because everybody that I’ve been talking to, it’s just been a nightmare to get through the process,” said McKee. “We want people to move their businesses here and expand their business and build things, but for some reason it is just difficult to do.” When it came time for questions from the floor, concerns for the ongoing renovations at city hall were raised more than once. Responding to what the city is getting for $800,000, Raven first stated that is not the cost. He likened the renovation process to peeling back layers of an onion, where one thing leads to another. He said the city had estimated the renovation would cost up to $350,000. When a request for tenders came back with estimates of $600,000, Raven said council decided to take a piecemeal approach to keep the cost closer to the original estimate. Neither Brooks-Hill nor McKee supported this approach, however. Brooks-Hill said he didn’t understand why the city would agree to an approach that would leave city hall “in shambles for years.” “I don’t see the value in that,” said Brooks-Hill. “I also don’t understand if the tender was $600,000, how it’s only going to cost $300,000.” McKee said he didn’t know why the city would rip something apart and not have it planned out properly. “We’re building a ramp up to an office that’s gutted, the whole thing just seems odd,” said McKee.
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The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) is celebrating the fifth annual Revelstoke Community Literacy Award. CBAL requested nominations to honour those in our community who have shown great commitment to literacy. Amongst the nominees are individuals and organizations that have shown innovation and creativity, who have inspired or motivated others to learn, supported literacy work and been strong community advocates for literacy. Over the past four years, CBAL Revelstoke has honoured 19 champions. This year alone, we added 12 new Champions for Literacy! The 2014 Champions for Literacy are: • Sandy Adams is nominated for her tireless work with, and for, students who need assistance with all types of literacy at RSS. • Marly McAstocker is nominated for her volunteer work with Okanagan College's Adult Literacy - Volunteer Tutor Program. She has worked diligently to support and build confidence in the adult learner she works with. • Gabriella Daboczi is nomi-
nated for the initiative to tell stories from different cultures to young children, incorporated with an art activity and dramatization. The project is supported by Embrace BC. • Pam Mair is nominated for her enthusiastic ability to get kids to want to read, and her creative ways to engage children in learning. • Amber Thompson is nominated for introducing new and exciting ways for her students to take part in literacy activities through the daily five program. • Elaine Baird is nominated for the exceptional role she plays in her ESL learner’s life, not only helping with English language learning, but also putting her heart into helping her learners succeed. • The Revelstoke RCMP detachment and Const. Gary McLaughlin are nominated for being actively involved in Columbia Park Elementary school for several years through the ‘Read with Me and the RCMP’ program. McLaughlin was recognized for taking the lead and for his dedication to the program. • Lorna Phelps is nominated for her dedication to literacy over the years as a kindergarten teacher, for piloting and advocating for community literacy programs and
always being willing to share her expertise and enthusiasm. Lorna received three nominations for her dedication and countless hours of volunteer time. • Ann Quinn and Sandra Davis are being nominated for being loyal, positive and encouraging One to One Tutors. • The Taco Club and Mike Brown are nominated for creating a new opportunity that is making reading materials visible and accessible for Revelstoke citizens. The Taco Club sponsored the new and unique Revelstoke Street Library, located in front of the United Church near the community garden. The 2014 Community Literacy Award winner was recently retired kindergarten teacher, Lorna Phelps. This year’s Champions for Literacy were recognized at an awards tea on October 21. The Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) is a non-profit organization that promotes literacy and lifelong learning throughout the Columbia Basin and Boundary. For more information about CBAL in Revelstoke, visit www.cbal.org/ revelstoke.html, or contact Tracy Spannier, Community Literacy coordinator at 250-805-2305.
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Requests for multi-year funding, economic development, affordable housing, and infrastructure are among top themes emerging as Columbia Basin Trust employees begin to work through a year long process of connecting with communities in the basin. The community sessions are being held as Phase One in deciding how a significant increase in CBT revenues should be spent. An open house held at the Revelstoke Community Centre late Thursday afternoon saw a small but steady stream of residents popping in to chat with CBT representatives. Johnny Strilaeff, CBT chief operating officer said the community meetings are chance to engage with residents to get a sense of community while at the same time trying to find some regional themes. So far, he says, the response from the communities they have been to has been positive. “We're getting a lot of great feedback at the community level,” he said. In Revelstoke, that feedback
included allowing participants of the drop-in session to write down notes and post them on a large board that asked the question: [Is there] anything new you would like the trust to do? Among the answers written on the board were: - Having a Basin office in Revelstoke, - Childcare specific funding for basin, - Multi-year funding. Other boards included questions about what CBT could do going forward, as well as asking community members to reflect on what makes Revelstoke a great community. It also included conversing with attendees, among them Ken Jones and Tina Godfrey – both who were in attendance for different reasons. Jones admitted he wasn't planning on attending the drop-in session, saying he had actually come to the Community Centre to go swimming, but decided to check it out once he learned what was happening. “I think it's important for the community as much as possible to have a say in where things go,” he said. Godfrey, who had daugh-
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Addressing the city’s financial challenges and boosting the economy have been the two most common topics raised by candidates. What other single issue do you think is most in need of addressing? Why? What would you do as mayor/councillor to address it?
DAVID RAVEN The big problem, which is no different than most municipalities in the country, is a deficit in infrastructure funding and strong asset management programs that bring a logical and cost effective plan for addressing these core services. In simple terms, it is the lack of spending on roads, sewers, water and utilities for replacement or upgrading of old and deteriorating systems that is now becoming a major challenge for the city. Adding to the challenges is the limited capacity in some systems that were designed and built years ago for a smaller population. Some systems need to be upgraded to meet increased capacity from growth, and environmental or public expectations. Some of the new capacity will be addressed through development cost charges, while the costs of addressing the existing infrastructure deficit is through taxes. Council has been successful using federal and provincial grants for infrastructure work, including replacing the main water reservoir on the TCH, extending sewer service to Clearview Heights, replacing and increasing the capacity of the Downie sewage lift station and upgrades to Victoria Road. We are currently working with staff on the preparation of funding requests through the Build Canada fund for priority projects within the city’s financial capacity. These requests will address water security and quality issues as a priority, and may allow the city to address several of the more critical challenges outside of our jurisidiction. The Big Eddy has its own water system and Thomas Brook residents, who are outside city boundaries, rely on two inadequate private systems. We
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have a moral obligation to our neighbours who deserve clean, safe and adequate water, and I sincerely hope we can resolve the legal hurdles and bring both systems within the city’s jurisdiction in order that we can design, plan and build appropriate and safe systems.
Mark McKee I would like to address the growing disconnect between our community and city hall. I want to overcome this feeling of separation. Do we need a wake-up call to city hall that the community does not feel heard and is becoming disengaged? Does this foster a growing disdain for local government? Is the community beginning to ignore city hall requirements rather than deal with frustrating process? Most of us are unfamiliar with, and very seldom enter city hall. We should welcome people, not waste anybody’s time, and have them be given serious consideration. Our staff should be accessible, our processes sensible. Dealing with these intangibles need not be more expensive and, in fact, should cost less. We can move mountains if we work together. We need to build a better rapport between city hall and the various committees that help us make the decisions. City employees want to be proud to work for the City of Revelstoke. Shouldn’t there be a good connection with the community to hear what is important? Let’s give more insight to council in an effort to make decisions easier for them. We’ve always been a city that prides itself on what we, as community, could do. Our history has always been to look at ourselves, figure out our problems and collectively come up with a solution and implement it. Revitalization was a prime example of that, and later our railway museum and aquatic centre (to name a few) are examples of like-minded volunteers
championing their interests. Volunteers keep our community current and attractive to potential newcomers as well as ourselves. We have had big changes in the last decade and are still having growing pains. We may have differences, but we care deeply about our town and we want to feel the mayor and council are with us.
Michael Brooks-Hill Boosting the economy to help create more good jobs is important, but affordability is equally important. We need to both attract new people to town, but also work to make sure that those who are already here can afford to stay. Property values and taxes have increased enormously in the last 10 years, and this has made housing very expensive. We need to lower DCCs, especially for the creation of suites and infill housing. This will give people another source of income, as well as increasing the housing pool which will help lower housing costs. Another aspect of affordability is transportation. Expanding the bus hours so people can take it to and from work will help. The final piece of this puzzle is environment. Fixing the Big Eddy Water System needs to be a priority, as does speaking out about the logging on Macpherson, the Begbie bench, Boulder and Frisby. These are recreation areas which increases the value of Revelstoke as a whole, but they are also economic drivers for our long-term economy. We must always be looking at the big picture of how to improve Revelstoke, not just now, but for future generations.
GARY SULZ The Big Eddy water issue may be a big concern for the city in the weeks to come, but we need to wait
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for the Big Eddy ratepayers to request the city’s assistance, and then proceed through the proper channels to get this done correctly the first time. Aging water and sewer pipes will need to be addressed, but is anyone listening to the people in Columbia Park? The intersection of Victoria Road and the Trans-Canada Highway needs to be addressed. An improper design to start with has only compounded the problem; add in heavy tourist traffic with nowhere to go and that intersection is a mess. Now throw in a road closure due to a motor-vehicle incident and these roads are in-passable. How do emergency services get through and how do people get home after work? A six-hour delay added to a 10-minute commute home does not make any sense. We need to ask for suggestions from the public on ideas to make this intersection flow, and then propose these ideas to professional road builders and, once we have a few ideas, put these forward to the Ministry of Transportation. Only good ideas need to go forward, and these good ideas can save us consultant money and make us proud of our completed intersection.
GARY STARLING It is obvious the hot topic right now, and the single issue that needs attention, is the Big Eddy water system. Many problems have been identified by Interior Health. A few weeks ago, the system had what I would call a cardiac arrest. There were six major breaks in one day. The city, in the last council meeting, has taken the initiative to move ahead with some initial investigation of the system so that we can better under-
stand what we are up against. Council and staff have initiated this quickly for two reasons: One is to ensure we move as fast as we can to resolve this. Secondly, there are some funding opportunities that can be taken advantage of at this time. As well, city staff have prepared, and council has approved, a utility acquisition policy. This ensures the groundwork process for getting this done is clearly defined. This should also streamline the process. Now it is really going to be up to the Big Eddy water users to make the decision to have the city take over this utility, and get it functioning properly. This looks to be the only way we can ensure water sustainability in the Big Eddy. This will also ensure development in the area is not frozen as it is now. If elected, I will continue to push forward on this to ensure solutions to this come quickly and efficiently.
AARON ORANDO More than your federal or provincial vote, it’s your vote on Nov. 15 that makes the most difference, because it’s the high cost of living in Revelstoke that’s the problem. Council and the city need to: • Keep taxes at bay by always minding the financial implications of council decisions. • Work hard on making housing affordable by creating market-based solutions like a better development services process, reduced DCCs, creating affordable new homes, secondary suite fee reductions and housing options that meet the needs of working families. • Focus on maintaining current industry and residents. • Support initiatives that bring down
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food costs, like better development services, fair commercial taxation, food security, progressive local agriculture policies and more retail options. • Clean up after the current council’s expensive, failed planning adventure, and create a made-in-Revelstoke vision that promotes balance and creates certainty that attracts residents and investment. • Support the more than 30 per cent of Revelstoke households that struggle financially by continuing our social sector co-ordination efforts. • Take a hard line on senior city staff salaries and adventure-spending. • Promote a level playing field to attract competition that lowers prices. • Work hard and smart during the budget process to find efficiencies. • Make transportation affordable through more retail fuel competition, improved and snow-cleared walking routes, improved cycling infrastructure and better transit usage and revenue numbers. • Advocate for fair natural gas prices. • Adopt a customer-friendly, openfor-business attitude.
LINDA NIXON The part of council work that has not been mentioned is all the parts that deepen the community. Getting the chicken bylaw to council and passed is important to residents. The Food Security Charter and Strategy is important, and a strong value I hold as a nutritional-based nurse. The access and inclusivity of people with disabilities is a right, not a privilege. At the Poverty Reduction Working Group, we are talking about the working poor in our community, not just people on the un-livable welfare or disabil-
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ity monies. The College Advisory Board, which I sit on, is involved with ensuring that the adult academic career prep continues in a suitable format for Revelstoke. The youth have a voice to the council table with myself as their council rep. Twenty youth just attended a Me to We celebration in Vancouver learning to give back to community. The Illecillewaet River had a mud surge a few weeks back. The Kokanee eggs were covered in mud and the Kokanee flushed down the river. Remember the Woolsey Creek taking out the highway in 1983? To see this happening at the cooling part of the year is concerning. Lastly, I still want to see outdoor adventure tourism guiding taught here, and a centre of excellence for snow research. We need academic bodies to partner and create the synergy to make that happen. Parks Canada is a natural partner for this type of venture. Inviting the president of Okanagan College as we recently did is a good start.
CHRIS JOHNSTON I find it hard to pick one thing and say “this is my issue,” as I see it as council’s role to set broader policy and direction, which will in turn impact multiple issues. In that vein ,I see our goal as improving the “Revelstoke experience.” That experience includes, among others and in no particular order, workable public transit, affordable housing, service at the city, appearance of our neighbourhoods and streetscapes, recreation and conveniences for resident and visitor alike, clean streets, healthy children, excellent education, an excellent tourist sector, a prosperous business sector
and all those other things that make our community. What do we do? The city is not the only entity that creates this experience. There are many others and, to be the best we can, we, as a city, need to make relationships that we do have stronger foster and new partnerships. The province, chamber, school district, the Accommodation Association, the regional district, the resort, Parks Canada, Community Connections and many others are all in this with the city, and I think together we can all do better . I would hope the next mayor and council will chart a course to foster and continue to improve upon relationships with our partners in making Revelstoke great, and to overcome any barriers that may be impeding us.
CHUCK FERGUSON I think one of the most important issues is the Big Eddy waterworks I know the history of it now and understand the city’s reason for approaching it the way it has, but water for your citizens is a right when they pay taxes to your city funds. When I ask about it the city responds with we are looking into the funding and getting a better feel for what is needed and I believe that is the correct way to approach it but in the meantime they should pass an amendment to the by law to allow further development in the area for a set amount of time until the problem is fixed. We cannot be a city open for business as long as you can’t develop commercial property in that area. It seems to me knowing a bit of history about this whole thing that there
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For a few years now, it seems housing has been much discussed in Revelstoke. Housing prices and availability, vacation rentals, maintenance standards, subsidized housing and homelessness have risen to the forefront time and again. Indeed, housing, or adequate shelter, is a primary need and directly impacts a person’s ability to function in society. The ‘Housing First’ model maintains the first, most primary need for vulnerable citizens is to obtain stable, suitable, safe, affordable housing before any other issues can be addressed. In Revelstoke, the housing market – both ownership and rental – has had a variety of influences over the past number of years that have impacted housing security for residents. For poverty reduction, access to affordable rental and emergency housing is one of the highest community goals in the strategy. Housing security is usually
assessed by the percentage of residents or households in the community in ‘core housing need,’ which is defined as those paying 30 per cent or more of their household income on shelter. Shelter includes the cost of utilities. The census tells us that from 1996 to 2006, about 36 per cent of residents living in rental housing were in core housing need. By 2011, this increased to 40 per cent. Further, when we did the affordability ‘snapshot’ for the poverty reduction strategy, we found that housing was the largest single item in the monthly budget, taking up at least 40 per cent. The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s annual rental housing survey, done in October each year, found while vacancy rates fluctuated wildly, Revelstoke consistently had the highest average apartment rental costs of all Kootenay centres and compared to other small centres in the Southern Interior. Last October, our rental vacancy rate was less than 1 per cent. A couple of ways to address both the low vacancy rate and high cost of rental housing is to protect existing rental housing stock, while increasing the amount of rental housing available in our community. The City of Revelstoke has policies and bylaws that protect and encourage development of our rental housing stock. Standards of maintenance and unsightly premises bylaws address quality and
cleanliness. The mobile home park redevelopment and strata title conversion policies protect tenants from displacement and consider the impacts of potential re-development on the housing stock (e.g. from rental to ownership). The new vacation rental bylaw is intended to balance the need for long-term rental housing with the need for new vacation rental beds in our community by looking at applications on a case-by-case basis. As well, secondary suites are permitted in all single-family dwelling areas of the community. And depending on the project, affordable, non-profit, subsidized rental housing developments receive up to 50 per cent off of DCC charges, as well as permissive tax exemptions. An inclusionary zoning policy requires either the inclusion of affordable housing units in larger multi-unit developments, or payment of an amenity contribution deposited in a special fund used for the development of affordable housing options in the community. Subsidized rental housing is an important community asset for lower income individuals, and goes a long way to alleviate poverty. In a personal interview, one resident told me, “I was living in a terrible place. It was dirty and very expensive. It was very hard for me. Moving here (to subsidized housing) has made such a difference in my life.” Revelstoke has celebrated suc-
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cess in contributing to affordable housing with the recent addition of 24 new subsidized apartments for seniors and people with disabilities - 16 at Mount Begbie Villas and eight at Moberly Manor. The need for subsidized housing for lower-income residents under aged 55, as well as for families with children, has long been identified as a high community priority. The Revelstoke Community Housing Society, which has a mandate to develop affordable housing options in Revelstoke, owns a duplex and plans to add 12 new affordable rental housing units, which will include four accessible one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom apartments. As well, the need for emergency housing is something that has been talked about in our community for years. The Women’s Shelter fills a big gap, but it is transition housing for women and children fleeing abuse, and can’t accept everyone who needs emergency shelter. Community Connections Housing Outreach workers assist both the homeless and those at risk of homelessness in our community, but without a shelter it is challenging. The Revelstoke Community Housing Society is also conducting a study to determine if an emergency shelter in our community is feasible. Stay tuned for the results. For more information, contact Alan Mason at 250-837-5345, or email amason@revelstoke.ca.
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by Norm Macdonald I believe in democracy. I believe that governments have a responsibility to tell the truth. I believe that citizens have a right to that truth. But when it comes to building our province’s economic future around liquefied natural gas (LNG), any truth coming from government has been buried in the fine print. With the tabling of the legislation to enable the development of the LNG industry in British Columbia, we are starting to get the real picture of what LNG actually offers our province. Here are some numbers. Christy Clark promised there would be 10 to 15 LNG plants that would result in 100,000 jobs for British Columbians. She promised a trillion dollars in economic activity and an end to the provincial sales tax. She promised a $100 billion prosperity fund, and the first LNG plant by 2015. But here are the real numbers. The tax structure for LNG which was recently presented to the Legislature lays out that if a plant were to be built, the new tax revenue to the prov-
ince would be between $100 million and $125 million per year. But that revenue would only begin six to eight years after the plant was built and operating. Now, $100 million sounds like a fair bit of money. But when compared to other sources of revenue or other costs to government you will see that there is no way that this level of revenue will get us anywhere close to eliminating the debt, replacing the provincial sales tax or building a prosperity fund. For example, the current provincial sales tax collects $6 billion a year. The province’s debt has grown by $15 billion since Christy Clark became premier in 2011. Medical services plan premiums paid by British Columbians brings in $2.6 billion a year. When you are talking about billions, $100 million doesn’t go very far. Each plant is expected to create 120 jobs. To put these numbers into perspective, Skookumchuk Pulp in the Columbia Valley, a relatively small operation, employs 290 people. And still, all talk of LNG plants being operational within this decade is purely hypothetical. Where did I get my numbers from? All of this information is available in the government’s own documents. These are the facts that are missing from the Premier’s statements. This is not a partisan issue. This is democracy issue. Citizens have a right to know the truth. Norm Macdonald MLA Columbia River Revelstoke | norm.macdonald. mla@leg.bc.ca | 1 866 870 4188
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KOOTENAY-COLUMBIA MP October 22nd 2014 will forever be remembered as a sad and solemn day in Canadian history. The death of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo while standing guard at the National War Memorial, as well as a gun man storming Parliament Hill before being mortally wounded by the Sergeant at Arms, Kevin Vickers. Let us not forget the death of Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent a few days earlier at St.Jean sur Richelieu. Through it all, Canadians stood strong and galvanized as
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REVELSTOKE GRIZZLIES Next Home Games
ADVANCE POLLS OPEN This is your first chance for advance voting in the 2014 municipal elections. Polls will be open at the community centre.
Thursday, November 6
WINTER MARKET Hand made local goods, goodies and produce, at the community centre every second Thursday from 1–5 p.m. BIBLIOBUS Get some French adult and children's books, CDs, DVDs, etc. from this traveling francophone library brought to you by the AFKO! Become a member on the spot! You can also buy maple syrup there! At La Baguette from 5:30–6:30 p.m. HAPPY KIDS AND ANGRY BIRDS A District Parent Advisory
Friday November 7th vs. Osoyoos Puck Drops at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday November 8th vs. 100 Mile Puck Drops at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday November 22nd vs. 100 Mile Puck Drops at 7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, November 5
Council (DPAC) workshop that will highlight the challenge of raising children in the rapidly changing Technology Revolution. We will discuss what might be harmful and explore technology that may actually benefit the development of children. You will leave with some ideas around the use of technology while nurturing your child’s well-being. Call 250-837-6669 or email: revelstokeecd@gmail.com to register. 6:30pm-8:30pm Begbie View Multipurpose Room (1001 Mackenzie).
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HANDMADE PARADE & CRAFT EXTRAVAGANZA Dozens of crafters from Revelstoke and the Interior will be on hand for you chance to do some early Christmas shopping, or just pick up something for yourself. At the community centre.
November 7 to December 5 ART IN THE PARK 2014 This If the person highlighted in the photo is YOU, cut out this ad, bring it to the Revelstoke SUBWAY and you will receive a free FOOTLONG of your choice. This offer is redeemable once only and only at Subway in Revelstoke. Offer valid 1 month from print date. Not valid with any Premium Sub, other promotion or offer.
year's Art in the Park celebrates 100 years of Mount Revelstoke National Park with the Glacier Adventure Stewardship Program. The side gallery features Journey by Jo C Willems. Show opens on Friday, Nov. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. Visit the RVAC site for hours.
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NATIONAL RAILWAY DAY At the
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Saturday, November 8
ST FRANCIS' CHRISTMAS BAZAAR It's the annual Christmas
Railway Museum from 11am-5pm. Luch presentation by Doug Mayer, tours, demonstrations, gift shop sale and coffee in the Business Car.
PUGS & CROWS Award winning
instrumental band. Revelstoke Performig Arts Centre, 7.30 p.m. Tickets $10 available at door. TASMAN JUDE BAND At the Last Drop to promote their new album Green.
Monday, November 10
DREAM LINE A film by Bjarne Salén about the power of dreams in professional skier Ptor Spricenieks’ life. Revelstoke Performig Arts Centre, 7.15 p.m. Tickets $15 available at door.
Tuesday, November 11
REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY The annual ceremony takes
place at the Cenotaph at 10:45 a.m.
COMMEMORATING WORLD WAR 1 The Revelstoke Museum &
Archives hosts a talk and tour of its new exhibit about Revelstoke during the First World War. At the museum at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, November 12
ADVANCE POLLS OPEN This is your second chance for advance voting in the 2014 municipal elections. Polls will be open at the community centre. BROWN BAG LUNCH HISTORY TALK Join Cathy English, the curator
of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives, in a talk about Revelstoke's history. Today's subject is Revelstoke during the First World War. At the museum at 12:15 p.m. $5, including coffee and cookies.
November 14–15
MOUNTAIN MUSINGS Two
nights featuring presentations on mountain and wilderness experiences. Speakers include Pat Morrow, Greg Hill, Chic Sharp Cathy English, and Jo Willems. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7 p.m. All proceeds will go to the food bank.
Friday, November 14
LADIES NIGHT & AUCTION The Revelstoke Skating Club hosts its annual Ladies Night fundraising dinner and silent auction. At the Traverse.
Saturday, November 15
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council and school board. Voting will take place all day at the community centre.
Bazaar at the St. Francis Catholic Church, featuring tea tables, food sales, crafts, Christmas ware and a raffle. From 1–3:30 p.m. $6 per person.
UNITED CHURCH TURKEY DINNER Details TBA. SCOTCH & SPIRIT TASTING NIGHT The Cabin hosts a night to
sample a number of fine scotches and other high-end spirits. From 7–11 p.m. $15.
November 17–22
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With over 1000 performances together, Anagnoson & Kinton are recognized as one of the world’s finest piano duos. Acclaimed by The New York Times as “an outstanding two-piano recital with formidable precision and panache.” The duo presents a dazzling one piano, four hands program including works by Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak, as well as the complex and spectacular Petrouchka by Stravinsky. At the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, available at the Visitor Information Centre, ArtFirst, of the Revelstoke Arts Council website.
Saturday, November 22
REVELSTOKE CHRISTMAS FARM & CRAFT MARKET The
community centre turns into a big, indoors Christmas Market. Buy crafts, goodies and more. From 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, November 26
BROWN BAG LUNCH HISTORY TALK Join Cathy English, the curator
of the Revelstoke Museum & Archives, in a talk about Revelstoke's history. Today's subject is Revelstoke during the Second World War. At the museum at 12:15 p.m. $5, including coffee and cookies.
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Pilot success good sign for Caribou conservation efforts Lindsay MacPhee
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Revelstoke caught a glimpse of success in mountain caribou conservation efforts on October 28th, at the public talk and open house put on by the Revelstoke Caribou Rearing in the Wild Society (RCRW), and its supporters. The Society ran a maternity pen pilot project in March of this year, following over a decade of area research and population stabilization efforts. With the population of the Columbia North herd stabilized at 120, the goal of the pilot project was to determine if penning is a feasible way to increase calf survival, leading to population growth. The group secured nine pregnant cows, one adult cow thought to be pregnant, and two yearling caribou with their mother; and placed them in 6.4 hectare pen north of Revelstoke. The animals were held until July 23, when the caribou were released, including the nine healthy calves born inside the pen. According to RCRW researcher, Rob Serrouya, this kind of success demonstrates an opportunity to "boost calf survival without the need to do direct predator management;" as well as recover an endangered species by boosting population parameters to achieve growth in the herd. Although increasing caribou calf survival is RCRWs main goal, another huge success from the pilot project was the social aspect of having various stakeholders with different values and interests contributing to the recovery of caribou populations. This project rallied the support of organizations such as Revelstoke Community Forest Corporation, Downie Tim-
VOLUNTEER FAIR Come learn about
Revelstoke's many volunteer groups. You might end up joining one while you're at it. At the community centre from 2–7 p.m.
MOVIES IN THE MOUNTAINS: TRACKS In 1977, 27-year-old Austra-
lian Robyn Davidson walked from Alice Springs across 2,700 kilometres of harsh desert to the Indian Ocean. Presented by
ber, Beaumont Timber, Selkirk Tangiers, Revelstoke Snowmobile Club, North Columbia Environmental Society, First Nations, Parks Canada, all levels of government, and many more. In the five years and over 250 projects he’s been involved with, Columbia Basin Trust's Project Manager, Rick Allen, has never seen this level of involvement from such a diverse group of stakeholders; a strength that makes this project all the more likely to succeed. The project comes with its own set of challenges. There is risk involved. Moving animals is invasive, as humans are coming into contact with a species that otherwise wouldn’t experience this kind of interaction. However, Serrouya believes that since calf predation is highest during the first few weeks of life, then the risk may be worth it to ultimately help increase populations. The animals are secured without being immobilized or heavily sedated, and transported to the pen by helicopter. Human contact is minimized but in some cases necessary. RCRW is in the process of securing funds to put the maternity penning project into full production mode, with hopes of securing 18 to 20 cows for its next attempt, and continuing the project for five years. Caribou populations have declined dramatically over the last 20 years due to the changes in landscape caused by a warming climate increasing fire frequency, and logging activities clearing land; making way for the growth of successive vegetation as well as moose and deer populations that feed on this new growth. These new neighbors bring along their predators in the form of wolves and cougars, who now have a new food source in the caribou.
the Revelstoke Multicultural Society at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8, or you can buy a multifilm pass.
Friday, November 28
MLA Meeting Day Thursday, November 13th Please call 1 866 870 4188 to book an appointment
Norm Macdonald MLA
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ADMINISTRATION NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of the City of Revelstoke that an election by voting is necessary to elect one (1) Mayor and six (6) Councillors, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:
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GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of the City of Revelstoke: Saturday, November 15, 2014 Between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following location: Revelstoke Community Centre, 600 Campbell Avenue A SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITY will be available to qualified electors who are patients and/or residents of the following locations and times as follows: (i) Queen Victoria Hospital / Mt. Cartier Cottages 1200 Newlands Road 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (ii) Mt. Begbie Manor (includes residents from Mt. Begbie Villa) 1214 Downie Street 1:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
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Start your Christmas shopping early at the annual Xmas Bazaar and Tea at Revelstoke United Church, 314 MacKenzie Ave. Includes Crafts, Baking and a Raffle.
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18 years of age or older on general voting day Canadian citizen resident of BC for at least 6 months immediately preceding the day of registration resident of OR registered owner of real property in the City of Revelstoke for at least 30 days immediately preceding the day of registration, and not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.
To register, resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity. To register, non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the other property owners. Teresa LeRose, Chief Election Officer
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The sublime beauty of Mt. Revelstoke will be shared on canvas and in print during the upcoming Art in the Park exhibition at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre. Starting Friday, Nov. 7, the exhibition will feature a mix of media by local and visiting artists, three of whom got to stay on the mountain for the same number of nights, to capture vistas not normally enjoyed by visitors. These artists were Caroline Scagel of Maye Isl., who specializes in painting on silk; Surrey’s Wendy Mould, who works in watercolour, and Salmon Arm’s Valerie Rogers, who works in watercolour and acrylic. Art in the Park co-ordinator Jacqueline Pendergast said the three were able to experience sunrise and sunset from the mountain, as well as the Meadow in the Sky’s wild flower display at its peak. Local artists, photographer Mas Matsushita, and Jo Willems, who specializes in intricate pencil drawing as well as watercolour and wash painting, also spent time on the mountain this summer. Their resulting work will also be part of this year’s Art in the Park exhibition. Members of the Revelstoke Visual Arts Society too will have work featured. “People were invited to go up on the mountain and be inspired by the fantastic scenery up there and the seasons…,” said Pendergast. Art in the Park is facilitated through a collaboration between the arts society and Parks Canada. Once again, photography will be a big part of the show, with work submitted by students from this year’s Glacier Adventure Stewardship Program (GASP)
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run by Parks Canada. The GASP program, explains Parks Canada spokesperson Jacolyn Daniluck, is designed to help youth (Grade 10 students) build teamwork and leadership skills through photography, music and backcountry hiking experiences while connecting with the park. This year, GASP mentor Kip Wiley was joined by professional photographer Keri Knapp. “The results have been an extraordinary collection of photos showing how the students have connected with the park,” said Daniluck.
With 2014 being Mt. Revelstoke National Park’s centenary, this year’s Art in the Park exhibition is of particular significance. Hence the unique opportunity for artists to stay at the Balsam Lake cabin at the mountain’s summit. An opening reception for the exhibition is planned for 5 p.m., with the formal opening at 7. Pendergast says local participating artists will be in attendance. “So it’s a good opportunity for people to meet the artists and see what’s been produced this year,” said Pendergast.
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Gallery open to Saturday 12 - assistance 4 pm from the Revelstoke Visual Arts CentreTuesday gratefully acknowledges the financial For more information phone 250-814-0261, e-mail info@revelstokevisualarts. Province of British Columbia Columbia Community Initiatives, the City of Revelstoke Saturday Nov 8Basin - Friday Dec 5, 2014 and support from Parks Canada. Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance from the For more information phone 250-814-0261, e-mail info@revelstokevisualarts. Revelstoke Visual Columbia Arts CentreColumbia gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance fromof theRevelstoke Province of British Basin Community Initiatives, the City Province of British Columbia Columbia Basin Community Initiatives, and support from Parks Canada.the City of Revelstoke and support from Parks Canada. Top, the awards banquet was a sell out, and above, some of the award winners. Standing, Terry Robertson (for Tracey McKinney), Barry Asmundson (BA Sausage), Mike Gravelle, Tyler Bradbury (Skookum) and Rob Bett (Coopers Foods). Sitting, Rob Elliot (RMR), Nicole Cherlet, Tanya Secord, Yvette Pendergast and Isaac Becker (Skookum). Photos Lyndsay Esson LYNDSAY ESSON
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The Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards took place last Saturday. The banquet event was sold out, with 300 dressed-for-the-occasion people showing up to the Community Centre for the event. The awards were as follows. Business Person of the Year: Joel Asher with the Village Idiot, Chubby Funsters and Big Eddy Pub: Accepting on behalf: Chuck Ferguson Business Of Year: Big Mountain Kitchen and Linen: Nicole Cherlet
Community Support Excellence Award: Tanya Secord: Touch of Elegance and Selkirk Saddle Club
Industrial Manufacturing and Excellence Award: Toppa Stone Services (not in attendance)
Home Based Business Excellence Award: B.A. Sausage
Accommodations Excellence Award: Courthouse Inn, not in attendance, (accepted by RMR).
Entrepreneurial Excellence Award: Yvette Pendergast, Bette’s Underthings and Clothing
Food Service Excellence Award: La Baguette (Banquet Caterer for Evening)
Best New Renovated Building: Selkirk Saddle Club Arena: Tanya Secord
Tourism and Attraction Excellence Award: RMR
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I’m going into medicine because I feel like a doctor is what I’m supposed to be. Studying in a class of 17 people I’m not just on a first name basis, but really close with everybody enroled in the Rural Pre-Medicine Program. SPENCER PAOLONE, RURAL PRE-MEDICINE PROGRAM STUDENT, SELKIRK COLLEGE
Having survived Hodgkin’s lymphoma at the age of 15 and then watching his father tragically lose his fight to cancer at a young age, Rossland’s Spencer Paolone has an intimate, heartbreaking and inspiring view of what it takes to be a doctor. He is using his triumph and tragedy to fuel his desire to become the very best doctor he can be.
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Remembrance Day reminds us all that we are truly fortunate to live in a country that is peaceful and free. And we are reminded that this peace is earned and must not be taken for granted. As with so much in life, we benefit from the efforts of others, and in this case, from the
sacrifices of others. As we gather together on November 11th, we recognize those who fought to keep us free with the rights and privileges that we enjoy every day. While we show our appreciation by gathering each year at the cenotaph, we also need to honour our veterans by keep-
ing their contribution in mind throughout the year. We must also remember that these rights come with the obligation to pass them on to future generations as they were handed to us. That is how we show our respect to veterans every day.
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On June 6, 1944, Canadian infantryman Frank Zantolas was among the allied forces involved in the invasion of German-occupied France. Zantolas and the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division stormed Juno Beach in Operation Neptune, where allied soldiers, approximately 14,000 of whom were Canadian, took part on one of the largest amphibious military invasions to date as part of the overarching “Operation Overlord,” more commonly referred to as D-Day. Seventy-years later, for his role in that fierce but, ultimately successful invasion, Zantolas is to be awarded the rank of Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour. France’s Legion of Honour, similar in importance to Canada’s Victory Cross, is awarded “for bravery and merit without regard to rank.” “This distinction illustrates the profound gratitude that France would like to express to you,” states a French government release. “It is awarded in recognition of your professional involvement in the liberation of our country. “Through you, France remembers the sacrifice of all your compatriots who came to liberate French soil, often losing their lives in the process.” Zantolas, now 91, currently resides in the Lower Mainland. When contacted by the Times Review, he said he wasn’t aware of when the ceremony for the award would be taking place, but it will be happening at the North Vancouver Legion Branch #118. As for the honour itself, Zantolas had little to say, noting many years have passed since that harrowing event, in which an estimated 1,200 troops lost their lives. In an Oct. 2009 interview with
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“You ran down the ramp and into the water and slugged up onto the beach with machine-gun fire all around you, and saw men getting hit and falling and yelling. You ran past the bodies,” said Zantolas. In his youth, Zantolas attended high school in Revelstoke. Other Revelstoke High School alumni who fought for Canada in the D-Day invasion include Robert Bruce, Archie McLaren and “Bugsy” Nelson.
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Remembrance Day 2014 Teachers and students will be honouring sacrifices of the past and working for peace in the future.
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Remembering Revelstoke’s First World War Casualties
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Red Cross Society, were busy knitting socks and preparing packages to ensure that the local men would not be forgotten for their first winter away from Revelstoke. As the war grew on, more and more people received the sad news that their son, their husband, their brother, or their friend had died in the fighting. By Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, over 100 men from Revelstoke and the surrounding district had died from wounds or illness caused by the war. The citizens of Revelstoke seemed to be in a constant state of mourning as the numbers of casualties grew. There were days when the bad news came in clusters, such as the Battle of Mount Sorrel on June 3, 1916, when six Revelstoke men died, and the Battle of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917, which took the lives of twelve Revelstoke men. Another seven men died at Passendaele in October and November of 1917. Local community groups, such as the YMCA, the two volunteer Fire Brigades, and the churches, all created honour rolls to mark the contribution of all of their members who were serving, as well as those who paid the supreme sacrifice. Everyone in the community felt a strong sense of solidarity with the local sol-
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from Remembrance Day, page 14 diers and officers and wanted to do all in their power to make sure the men knew they were constantly being thought of. As a tangible way of honouring those serving overseas, on May 23, 1917, the Women’s Canadian Club planted several maple trees on the courthouse grounds as a living memorial. At the service, Mayor Hector McKinnon, who had just lost his brother Leo at Vimy Ridge, said, “It is but a small thing to plant some trees in honor of our boys, but it will show they are not forgotten and will in years to come serve to remind those children assembled here today what they owe to the brave lads who gave up splendid positions and loved ones and adopted the Maple Leaf as their badge, many of them to go down to their death that we might live in safety. Let us not forget them but prepare in a substantial way to receive with open arms those who may be spared to return.” When Armistice was declared for 11:00 am on November 11, 1918, emotions were mixed. There was joy and relief that the fighting had finally come to an end, but sadness and regret that so many lives had been lost. Everyone had been affected by the toll of the war in some way. Another cause for sadness was the death on November 10, 1918 of Allan Daniel McDonald, a recently returned solider who died of what was known as “trench fever.” His funeral was held on the day of Armistice, and the local victory parade was delayed to allow for his funeral procression to make its way to the C.P.R. station from where his body was transported to his family home in east-
RE ME M B R A N CE DAY ern Canada. After that, the victory parade wended its way through most of the streets of Revelstoke, with schoolchildren, residents and returned soldiers all coming out to mark the end of the terrible conflict. The people of Revelstoke felt strongly that the men who had sacrificed their lives for their country must be remembered for all time. The Women’s Canadian Club arranged for a memorial plaque to be created and placed on the courthouse. This bronze plaque was unveiled by the Prince of Wales on September 20, 1919. By 1920, the Great War Veteran’s Association had formed, and they gained use of the former hospital building. The G.W.V.A. was later to become the Royal Canadian Legion, and the old hospital served as the legion building until it burned down in 1961. The G.W.V.A. felt that the community should have a permanent cenotaph, rather than simply the plaque on the courthouse. They began fundraising for the cenotaph, and decided that a new plaque would be prepared, as some of the names on the courthouse plaque were incorrect. At the time that the cenotaph was to be built, there was a street known as Government Road that angled from Victoria Road to Third Street, cutting through the former Mountain View School property. The last vestige of this angled road can be seen on what is now Pearson Street, alongside the Lordco store. The City of Revelstoke granted a small triangle of land at the intersection of First Street, Garden Avenue and Government Street for the cenotaph.
The War Committee raised funds through a benefit play and by running a refreshment stand at the Ski Festival and through donations. The total cost for the Cenotaph project was $3,370, including $2,600 for the cenotaph itself and $475 for the bronze tablet. The monument was made of white hammered granite by the B.C. Monumental Works of New Westminster, and the bronze tablet was made by O.B. Allan, Jeweler of Vancouver. In a letter to the War Memorial Committee dated July 23, 1923, the manager of the B.C. Monumental Works states: “The bronze tablet is, in our opinion, very fine indeed and by far the best we have seen used on any war memorial so far put up by this company.” On September 2, 1923, a large crowd gathered in front of the new war memorial. The Revelstoke Band and combined choirs from all of Revelstoke’s churches were present to lead the music at the service. The Cenotaph was unveiled by Brigadier General Victor W. Odlum with the following words: “Greater love hath no man than this: that a man lay down his life for his friend. In grateful recognition in the service they have performed for us, our Dominion, for the Empire and for civilization, and in recognition, too, of the great price they paid in giving that service, in the name of the citizens of Revelstoke, I unveil this monument to them.” Memorial tablets were added after World War II and after the Korean War. Once Government Road was closed in the 1960s, the cenotaph was moved to its present location.
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EL ECT I ON 2 0 1 4 from Election 2014, page 5 was a vote on the annexation of the Big Eddy and it was lost and then they had another vote including the whole city and it was decided to go ahead and include the Big Eddy in the city. This allowed the taxes to be paid to City of Revelstoke which has continued all this time but very little has been done as far as infrastructure and services for these citizens of Revelstoke. Now we have a situation where the Big Eddy Water Works cannot support their water system financially for what ever reason. It doesn’t matter the reason for the failure. These 96 rate payers deserve and have a right to the needed volume and clean water. I hear people all the time refer to them like they are another town or something. They are Revelstoke citizens! We borrow endless amounts of money to buy things like city hall renovations and a firetruck that would never go to the Big Eddy but debate about fresh water for citizens of our city. They are Revelstoke taxpayers and they need to be serviced properly so I say put all the history away and get this problem fixed now.
TREVOR ENGLISH I think the biggest issue, outside of the economy and the city’s financial challenges, must be the relationship the city currently has with residents. We need to do a better job of maintaining our relationship with residents. My promise is that I will always try to make time for residents’ concerns, listen and understand what their concerns are and take that information back to council, enabling us to make the best decisions for all of Revelstoke. I would like to continue to engage with our residents. We have a shared history and a wealth of experience that we could tap into provided the residents want to continue to help. I want a place on city council where people know I am understanding their concerns and that I will act in their best interests.
SCOTT DUKE It is difficult to choose just one topic. So I will list a few issues that will need to be quickly addressed by the new council, and then speak to a single challenge that, if tackled, will have the greatest impact on improving the quality of life for everyone in Revelstoke. Culture improvements: focus on customer service, increase transparency, improve communication, improved staff delegation, proper vision setting, active listening and result-oriented action. Opportunities for city: affordable housing, livable wage focus, improved permitting processes, increased efficiency and improved budgeting within departments. Revelstoke is a can-do, energetic and positive
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community. We have great ideas, a strong passion for our city and our way of life. This is why I will say our biggest “opportunity,” not “issue,” is placing a strong team into our council seats, so the concerns, vision and solutions for community improvement can be more swiftly addressed and acted on by the city. I look forward to listening and acting on behalf of the citizens of Revelstoke, if fortunate enough to be elected.
GEORGE BUHLER I feel bad I missed the economic development question. I will make a couple of comments I feel will definitely make a difference to the health of our economy. Make it easier to develop by changing the restrictive bylaws and lowering excessive DCC charges. Make potential developers feel welcome instead of laying down onerous rules and regulations. These items I have mentioned lead me right into the fourth question, which is the most important issue before the council. I say make the City of Revelstoke friendlier to the existing businesses and to new business prospects. Speed up the process which, in turn, will make it more affordable. If elected council, I will review the planning and permitting process, and work to have the new council remove or change the stumbling blocks that make the process so difficult to accomplish. It has been my experience, during my 35 years of contracting, that fewer rules makes things go faster and more efficient. It also makes life a lot easier and less stressful for those who are enforcing the rules. These changes will make the City of Revelstoke a friendlier place to do business which, in turn, will attract new business to Revelstoke.
CONNIE BROTHERS There are so many issues facing Revelstoke that it is difficult to choose just one. Focusing on what is a priority in need of addressing, I would have to say the Big Eddy water problem and affordable housing rank equally. Affordable housing is an issue that we, as a city, have been struggling with, and will continue to struggle with as there are no easy answers. We must: • Move quickly to complete the affordable housing project currently under way. • Be creative in coming up with and being open to ideas for affordable housing. Other municipalities have been faced with the same problems and it is worthwhile looking into how these municipalities solved the problem. • Consider possibly partnering with developers to build affordable housing. • Look into providing incentives to local resi-
dent homeowners to build legal, approved suites and/or carriage houses. • Explore further for other grants and/or assistance we can tap into at the regional, provincial and federal level. There are two aspects to the Big Eddy water issue, both of which must be dealt with as soon as possible, as the availability of clean water is fundamental: 1. Short-term, we need to see if we can legally allow residents of the Big Eddy to continue building on their properties. 2. Long-term, we need to have a study done (part of which must include receiving input from residents) on what is the most cost-effective way of fixing the water problem. We then need to apply for the appropriate available grants and subsidies, and then we must move forward with the plan as quickly as possible.
STEVE BENDER There are so many priorities that need attention. Many of them are highly affected by outside forces that a municipality cannot wholly control, issues like affordable housing, poverty, public transportation, expansion of the water system, expansion of our RCMP police force, support of the arts, other infrastructure upgrading issues, economic development, tax reform, all dependant on grants, partnerships and/or the participation of the provincial and federal governments. You have asked for a quick and short answer to one of the many, so I will attempt to simplify a massively complicated issue. Therefore, my answer would have to be continuing to work on infrastructure, because without the solid foundation of good infrastructure and amenities, all the sectors will have nothing to build on and a town won’t grow.
KAREN POWERS The other issue facing the city is the Big Eddy Water system and moving forward on this as quickly as possible. As councillors we must sit down with the Big Eddy Water Works to truly come up with a way to move forward. I doesn’t matter who said what or did what years ago, its time to fix the problem and move on with a smart financial plan. Keeping in mind that once the problems are fixed we open the doors for development...and income to the city with DCC to help pay. Its one of those things that make sense.
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The Revelstoke Business and Visitor Information Center Building, built by VVI Construction, has won an ‘Award of Excellence” for Design and Construction at the 6th Annual Southern Interior Construction Association Commercial Building Awards, held on Thursday, October 23rd, 2014. This is the second year in a row that VVI Construction has won this prestigious award; having won for its completion of Mica Heli
Ski Lodge last year in January 2013. Consequently, that project won the Judge’s Favorite award and received the ‘Gold Excellence’ standard. The Revelstoke Business and Visitor Information Center was a unique collaborative effort from VVI Construction, Revelstoke Land and Development, the City of Revelstoke, the Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce, and the Columbia Basin Trust along with various local subtrades and suppliers; all making this versatile building a commercial success.
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The date and location for next year’s Battle of the Border is set: April 25, 2015 at Hillside Stadium in Kamloops. This track and field meet brings together high school athletes from Calgary, Southern Alberta and British for what has become a great kickoff to the high school outdoor track and field season. The Battle of the Border is the creation on Andy Pfeiffer, head coach for Revelstoke High School’s Avalanche track and field team. "Each year the Battle gets bigger and better as more schools commit to taking
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SEASONAL TRUCK DRIVER’S REQUIRED REVELSTOKE AREA CLASS 3 WITH AIR ENDORSEMENT AND/OR CLASS 5 HMC Services Inc., road and bridge maintenance contractor in the Selkirk Area is looking for professional drivers for the winter season, to operate snowplow and sanding trucks in the Revelstoke Area. Class 3 with Air Endorsement: t Valid BC Driver’s License (minimum Class 3 with air endorsement) t Proven Highway Experience t Experience driving single axle, tandem axle vehicles and operating a variety of transmissions, including a 13 speed
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t Valid BC Driver’s License (Class 5) (with potential opportunity to upgrade to Class 3) t To operate small trucks to plow local subdivisions and school bus routes, and/or loader operation Application forms may be picked up at HMC Services Inc.’s office listed below; qualified applicants are invited to submit applications, along with a photocopy of their driver’s license, and up to date driver’s abstract and references to substantiate experience to: HMC Services Inc. 723 Highway 23 South Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0 Email: joy.cwikula@hmcservices.ca Fax: 250-837-6225 New hires are subject to pre-employment drug screening. Please note applications will not be accepted without a current driver’s abstract. Please note that only short listed applicants will be contacted
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A shot from the point ends up on the stick of Grizzly Tyler Chavez Leech, with Steven Fiust in attendance, during the first period of the game against Chase.
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Grizzlies earn 5 of the 6 points available at the weekend SAMANTHA ROBERT Special to the Times Review
The Grizzlies started their 3 game weekend on Halloween night taking on the Chase Heat. They had a strong start taking the first goal at 1:39 in the 1st period. The credit for that went to Louis Federico with the assist going to Ryan Hozjan and Josh Pilon. The Grizz carried this score in to the until mid 2nd period where Tristan Simm with the assist from Zach Morey and Steven Fiust got another goal.
The grizz once again carried their lead in to the 3rd but this time Chase narrowed the score at 16:30. The Grizzlies responded with putting another puck in the net care of Zach Paxman and Tyler Chavez Leech. Chase was soon on the power play and at 4:08 put one in the back of the net followed by another goal with an empty net and an extra player. This sent the teams in to which would eventually be double overtime and a 4-3 win for Chase. The next day the Grizz trave-
klled to Kamloops which had a better outcome. Louis Federico scored their first goal at 15:42 in the 1st period. They quickly got another goal at the hands of Steven Fiust and Riley Creighton at 11:59. Going in to the 2nd Kamloops managed to tie things up but a goal from Nii Noi Tetteh assisted Tristan Simm ensured their lead. Kamloops countered and for the second night in a row the team landed themselves into two overtime battles, where they took their first win of the weekend.
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